United States Drug Enforcement Administration

EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in the overdose deaths of five individuals. A 15-count federal grand jury indictment, unsealed upon his arrest, charges Dr. August with five counts...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced today that five individuals have been sentenced to date on drug and gun charges as a result of proactive investigations led by federal and local law enforcement in Union County. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Bureau of Alcohol...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, 41, from Queens, New York and the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, New York, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rachel P. Kovner to 36 months in prison for his participation in a health care...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Edgar Vazquez (36, of Fort Myers) was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute, more than 500 grams of cocaine. The court also ordered Vazquez to forfeit a firearm and ammunition that were involved in the offense. Vazquez had...

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Merrick B. Garland today announced a new Department of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we renew our commitment to reducing violent crime and building strong communities where all Americans are safe,” said Attorney General Garland...

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jimenez Minyetty will be...

NEW BERN, N.C. – A federal jury convicted a Wilmington, North Carolina man yesterday on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectible amount of phencyclidine (PCP), a quantity of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office join Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA’s Washington Division, to announce the results of Operation Angels Envy. Operation Angels Envy involved a set of multi-year investigations, identifying large networks of suppliers and distributors in the Washington, D.C...

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man who was convicted by a federal jury in March was sentenced yesterday to 12 years in prison for distributing fentanyl in the Mosby Court neighborhood. According to court records and evidence presented at trial and sentencing, Quotez Tyveck Pair, 33, was a drug trafficker...

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man is heading to prison after arranging to purchase a kilogram of cocaine. Ifiok J. Equere, 54, appeared in federal district court today and was sentenced to 70 months in prison for attempting to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams...